The Nordmedia booth at gamescom 2023. © Nordmedia Business Nordmedia Brings Seven Studios to gamescom's Business Area At the Lower Saxony booth by Nordmedia, seven studios are showing their games, among them About Cannons and Sparrows, 1000 Orks and Quantumfrog. The booth will officially be opened by Lower Saxony State Secretary Frank Doods and nordmedia MD Thomas Schäffer. As many other funding organisations are, Nordmedia will be By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Nathanael Liminski will once more open the political reception at the NRW Gaming Area © Heike Fischer Business NRW Gaming Area Features Six Indie Devs and its own Talk Programme Apart from a political reception by NRW minister Nathanael Liminski, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW is presenting six indie devs from the region at gamescom. Furthermore, the booth will feature its own talk and panel schedule including Lena Falkenhagen, creatives from the movie industry and even streamer Jasmin "Gnu& By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Every year, the Debatt(l)e Royale is the political highlight of gamescom congress. Here: The crew of 2023, already featuring two of this years' participants, Franziska Giffey and Nathanael Liminski. © gamescom Campus gamescom congress Present Bigger Politician Debate and Full Programme With the two main topics of 'Games and Artificial Intelligence' and 'Games and Democracy', this year’s gamescom congress is going to be bigger in space and scope. With the programme now online, this year’s political participants are also booked now: Franziska Giffey, Fabian Mehring, By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Organisers (from left) Jens Bahr, Dirk Iwersen and Boris Zander are excited for the new spinoff. © OTBT / Holstenhallen Neumünster / Seal.Games Business First Baltic Game Fest Comes to Neumünster in April 2025 As a new event for the German north, the Baltic Game Fest spins off from the Baltic Dev Days in April 2025. Two days of combined B2B and B2E presence, the Baltic Game Awards and a strong focus on indie games are the goal of the event organised by Seal. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Jessica Kathmann and Nicolas Hoberg, two of the founders, at one of their psychology talks at the GermanDevDays 2023. © Maria Manneck Business G+ Behind the Screens: Why Psychology Matters in Game Development By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
© PETA, Demodern Publishing PETA Releases VR AI Game When They Came For Us The animal rights organisation PETA announces the release of a VR game advocating for animal rights – based on generative AI. When They Came For Us is playable on Meta Quest 2 & 3. When asked by GamesMarkt, the organisation also commented on the consumption of ressources of AI and its By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Several cards from Baldur's Gate 3 front the limited-time release. © Hasbro Publishing Hasbro Announces Limited Baldur's Gate 3 Crossover for Magic: The Gathering Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast continue to include their one hit franchise into the other: With cards from the Dungeons & Dragons universe and especially several cards from Larian Games' Baldur's Gate 3, the game & toy company is releasing limited-time trading card sets. As By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey opens the reception at the booth. © SPD-Fraktion Berlin/Sabrina Wagner Berlin Business Berlin-Brandenburg Co-Hosts Canada at gamescom, Franziska Giffey Opens Reception The capital region doesn't miss gamescom. This year, the joint stand of Berlin and Brandenburg in the Business Area will host 10 game studios and 10 exhibitors from different industries. A reception on Wednesday will host Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey, medianet Chairwoman Jeannine Koch and Evelyne Coulombe, Deputy By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Krafton Appoints Jin Oh as Chief Global Publishing Officer. © Krafton Business Krafton Appoints Jin Oh as Chief Global Publishing Officer The Korean publisher and holding company Krafton has appointed Jin Oh as Chief Global Publishing Officer. Oh had formerly filled various leading roles at Riot, Blizzard and Garena. He is supposed to strengthen the company's presence in global markets and promote IP discovery. The Korean publisher Krafton Inc By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
As in the last years, and again in cooperation with the Saarland like 2023, Rhineland-Palatinate will be in the Exhibition Area. © GameUp! Business Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland bring 20 Games to Joint gamescom Booth With 20 games and four research institutions, the joint gamescom presence of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, organised by GameUp! and saaris, will occupy 200qm in Hall 10.2. Apart from studios like DigiTales, Binary Impact and Radical Fish, the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence and three universities as well By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Lucina Hum (2. from left) is responsible for the Bisalina brand and the speedrun shows. © Hum / Xperion Business Day-Long Speedrun Marathon Fills gamescom's Newest Stage on Friday With a six-hour charity event on gamescom's newest Social Stage, Bisalina Speedruns, Bonjwa, Huebi, several esports organisations and many more are collecting money for gamescom forest, DKMS, Save the Children and Unicef in Hall 11.3. The new Social Stage on gamescom honours its name: With a By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
